Dragon Egg Hunt at Sarehole Mill

As one of the childhood haunts of Lord of the Rings and Hobbit author JRR Tolkien, Sarehole Hill is offering Easter fun with a mythological twist.

Dragons have been making nests at the mill and staff need help finding all the eggs. In this twist on the Easter Egg hunt you will learn all about dragons and their origins.

The cost is £1 per child. Price includes trail booklet and prize.

Trail available from March 25 to April 10, during opening hours of noon to 4pm.

Easter Eggstravaganza at Cadbury World

There's an Easter Eggstravaganza on at Cadbury World from March 25 to 28.

The Cadbury Easter Bunny has been busy delivering treats to Cadbury World for visiting children to enjoy until Monday, March 28.

With an Easter Egg Trail through Cadbury World for children, complete with a chocolate treat at the end, families will also have the chance to meet and pose for photos with the Cadbury Easter Bunny. There’s also a creative Easter bonnet competition, with the chance to win Cadbury prizes.

Also beginning on Good Friday and continuing through the Easter holidays until April 17, visitors can enjoy a live show in the outdoor marquee featuring the attraction's resident magicians, ventriloquists and other entertainers.

Opening times are 10am to 6pm. Tickets are £16.75 for adults, £12.30 for children aged four to 15, £12.65 for senior citizens and free for children under four. Family tickets are £49.96 (two adults and two children) or £59.95 (two adults and three children).

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Easter fun at West Midland Safari Park

From March 19 to April 17, West Midland Safari Park will be holding a host of Easter activities for the family, all included in the standard admission price.

Bring your ‘eggsplorers’ to help Livingstone find the missing Easter eggs with a free Children’s Eggsplorers Trail round the Discovery Trail, Adventure Theme Park and African Village to unscramble the secret Easter password and exchange it for a chocolate prize.

There will also be an Easter Eggsplorers Craft Club where you can make your very own Easter bonnet.

Easter Adventure Quest at Kenilworth Castle

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Adventurers are needed at the castle over Easter weekend.

Meet a character from the past who will help you on a quest to explore the castle and crack the clues to earn a chocolate reward.

The quest takes place between 11am and 5pm from March 25 to 28.

Prices, which include general admission to the castle and its Elizabethan Gardens, are £10.10 for adults and £6 for children aged five to 15. English Heritage members get in free.

The castle is at Castle Green, Off Castle Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1NE.

Easter Egg Trail at Sandwell Valley

Egg trails, scavenger hunts and a whole host of family fun nature activities are taking place at RSPB Sandwell Valley from March 25 to April 10.

Trails at the nature reserve cost £2 per child. Activities are on from 10am to 4pm.

Sandwell Valley is at B43 5AG.

Insomnia57 UK’s Biggest Gaming Festival at the NEC

If you'd rather escape from Easter traditions and dive into some immersive roleplay in an imaginary world, then Insomnia57 is for you.

Billed as the UK's biggest gaming festival, it's on at the NEC from March 25 to 28. Tickets are priced from £24 to £99.

A complete celebration of gaming culture with awesome activities for gaming enthusiasts of all ages, the show offers visitors the chance to play a huge selection of new and vintage games, and to watch their favourite online YouTube and Twitch stars as they participate in live Q&A sessions and interactive activities.

Try out free-to-play card and board games in the Tabletop Gaming Area, or experience a blast from the past in the Retro zones with consoles and games from over 30 years of gaming history.

If you are an Esports fanatic, play in the LAN gaming halls, packed with thousands of pc/console gamers. Take part in tournaments and watch all the live finals on the Esports stage.

Easter treats at Wonderful World of Trains and Planes

Visitors to The Wonderful World of Trains and Planes in Birmingham can hop aboard a whole host of Easter activities.

The attraction, in Mary Ann Street, Birmingham, is open every day of the week during the Easter holidays from March 19 to April 10.

Egg-spotting is on from March 25 to 28 - count the eggs hiding among the trains and get a chocolate treat if you give the right answer.

There's also a Design a Train competition, launched on March 21, in which youngsters are invited to create the perfect train interior. Winners will each receive a Hornby Caledonian Belle train set and see their winning design on display at the WWTP site.

The attraction is also launching its new Flight School for budding pilots aged eight and above. A cuddly pilot bear and a flight completion certificate await those who finish the challenge.

Opening times are 10am to 5pm. Ticket prices when purchased online are £18.50 for a family (£22 on the door), £7 adult (£7.95 on the door), senior citizens £6 (£6.75 on the door), children £4.50 online (£5 on the door). Children under three get in free.

Easter Egg Hunt at Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

Clues to the whereabouts of the Easter bunny can be found on the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter’s Easter egg hunt which takes place daily from March 25 to April 9, from 10.30am to 5.00pm (free for museum ticket holders).

The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is at 75-80 Vyse Street, Birmingham, B18 6HA.

In 2008, it was named the third best free tourist attraction in Europe - behind only the Pantheon in Rome and the National Gallery in London. Note that it's free only for children - admission costs £6 for visitors aged 16 and above, with guided tours costing £7.

The charge applies to the factory tour and permanent galleries. The shop, cafe and temporary exhibition space are free to enter.

The Easter hunt later takes place atWeoley Castle ruins on Friday, April 1 (entry £1 per child).

Easter Garden Trail and Easter Egg Hunt at Blakesley Hall

Blakesley Hall, a Tudor house and gardens that's part of Birmingham Museums Trust, is holding an Easter Garden Trail and also an Easter Egg Hunt, from March 25 to April 10.

Opening times are 10am to 5pm each day. Online ticket prices are: adults £15.95, concessions £12.20, children aged five to 16 £7.45, children under four free. Prices at the door are £1 higher. Car parking £3.

Easter Weekend Trail at RAF Museum Cosford

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RAF Museum Cosford needs help to find a missing mascot.

Percy the penguin - the RAF airman's flying mascot - has disappeared from his display case and left some clues to where he is hiding.

Collect an entry form from the visitor centre for this free experience. A Percy the Penguin bookmark is on offer for every successful detective to take home as a memento of the day.

All correct entries will be entered into a draw to win a £25 voucher to spend in the museum shop.

This activity is on from March 25 to 28.

RAF Museum Cosford is at Shifnal, TF11 8UP, between Wolverhampton and Telford, and is open 10am to 5pm. Admission is free, but car parking charges apply.

Easter Chick Trail and Easter Egg Hunt at Blists Hill Victorian Town

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There's tons of Easter fun at Blists Hill Victorian Town, one of the museums at Ironbridge.

From March 25 to April 10 a self-led Easter chick trail and Easter egg hunt will be on offer throughout each day.

In addition, the unusual pastime of egg dancing will take place outside the print shop at 11am each day - after being blindfolded, the townsfolk have to dance across the street without stepping on eggs that have been carefully placed along their route.

You can have a go at egg dancing after the demonstration and win a yummy chocolate reward for completing the course without stepping on an egg.

Then try your hand at decorating eggs in the Goods Shed between 11am and 1pm ready to compete in the egg rolling championship on The Green at 3pm, with more chocolate prizes for owners of the winning eggs. And bring along your best Easter Bonnet to join in the traditional parade at 2pm; the town’s milliner will be judging the finest creations in the Pleasure Gardens.

The sat-nav postcode for getting there is TF7 5UD.

Easter bunny and egg hunts at Hatton Country World

As part of its Spring Spectacular programme of activities from March 19 to April 10, Hatton Country World is offering Easter bunny and egg hunts where children can search for eggs in exchange for chocolate treats.

There will also be falconry displays, magic shows, Laser Combat games, puppet shows and chance to meet and cuddle the animals. Tickets for the Spring Spectacular are £13.83 per person (adult or child) if booked online, or £14.95 on the door.

The activities are at Hatton Adventure World, part of Hatton Country World at Dark Lane, Hatton, Warwick, CV35 8XA.

The site also includes Hatton Shopping Village, which has independent specialty shops, restaurants and a garden centre, with free parking and no admission charge.